Seine \Seine\, n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, b?th fr. L. sagena,
Gr. ????.] (Fishing.)
A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and
the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and
when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses
the fish.
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{Seine boat}, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay
out a seine.
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